ANNUALS 



at the base. It grows freely In any soil, begin- 

 ning to bloom in July and continuing until cut 

 down by frost. 



Gaillardia pukhella, or G.picta, is an annual from 

 the southwestern portion of the United States. 

 It is easy to grow from seed, but the flower so 

 closely resembles the perennial G. grandiflora, and 

 is so inferior, that, having the latter, it is hardly 

 worth while to spend time or attention on the 

 other. G. picta Lorenziana, on the other hand, 

 is a double-flowering variety quite different in 

 its appearance, but I confess its attractions were 

 not sufficient to induce me to continue its 

 cultivation. 



Scabiosa atropurpurea, or Sweet Scabious, is a 

 hardy annual which, when its flowers are dark 

 purple or crimson, is called Mourning Bride. 

 Its colors vary from white through rose, scarlet, 

 crimson, and lilac to a deep dark purple. It is 

 either tall, about two and a half feet high, or 

 dwarf, from one to one and a half feet, and the 

 flowers are either single or double. In the rage 

 for doubling, single forms of this flower like the 

 Zinnia have almost disappeared from the seeds- 

 man's collection, though, to my taste, the single 

 flower is much more desirable than the stiff un- 

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